New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Castle
Black is a Brooklyn-based rock band, bringing a powerful and thunderous sound, full of hard-hitting jams, never sacrificing the hook. Described as drawing from punk, post-punk, grunge, alternative and new wave, Castle
Black refuses to be pinned down to a genre. Each song careens through an almost stream of consciousness depiction of life stories, social anthems and raw emotions. Gritty female vocals, roaring drums, melodic bass and guitar-forward hooks collide, staying in your head for days on end.
They have been described as "the kind of band you want to catch on the way up" (New York
Music Daily), whose "sound is an inventive and stimulating mixture of genres," making "Castle Black's style one of a kind." (Indie Rock Café) Castle
Black is "capturing the NY sound with a subdued, crunchy Garage-band sound with a slight L-7-esque edge to their own concoction." (Musically Fresh) Indie Rock Café selected Castle
Black for their Best DIY and Indie Rock 2016 list. NY
Music Daily included the EP Trapped Under All You Know on their Best of 2017 list, the EP release show on their Best Shows of 2017 list and the single "Broken Bright Star" on the Best Songs of 2017 list.
Music Existence named the band among their Top Alternative Rock Picks of 2017.
Their first EP, Find You There, was released in August 2015, with a follow-up single "Dark Light: A Plague Revisited" released in May 2016. Their second EP, Losing Forever, as well as their video for "
Dark Light" were released in October 2016. A limited-edition lathe-cut record for their single "Blind Curtain" was released in April 2017, on Leesta Vall Sound Recordings. Their third studio EP, Trapped Under All You Know, was released in August 2017. "Seeing in Blue" premiered on The Big Takeover, followed by a full EP premiere on AXS. The video for "Seeing in Blue" was released in December 2017, and was followed up by the video for "Broken Bright Star" in April 2018. The fourth studio EP, the gods that adored you will be released in June 2018, and includes mixes from Mark Plati (known for his work with
David Bowie, among others).
Castle
Black has played several popular festivals, including Mondo Fest, Northside Fest, NJ Shore Fest and Staten Island's PrideFest. The band was selected through an audition process as one of a handful of female-fronted groups for Summer on the Hudson's Make Some Noise Festival in 2017, which highlighted women musicians making an impact on the NYC music scene. They have opened for several notable acts, including Richard
Lloyd (of Television), Big D and the Kids Table and POD. The band regularly tours the United States. Their songs have been played on both domestic and international radio shows, including Strawberry Tongue Radio,
Banks Radio Australia, Vulcan Sound Radio, Rock
Radio UK,
Radio Free Brooklyn,
Radio KSCR, Lionheart
Radio UK, Lucky Star Radio,
Radio Tatras International, Kane FM, Valley FM 89.5, 3rd
Strike Radio, Riviera FM and many more.
Previous Press Quotes:
"Castle Black's sound is an inventive and stimulating mixture of genres, including classic rock, alt. rock, punk, post punk and grunge. The infusion of various genres also makes Castle Black's style one of a kind." - Best DIY & Indie Rock of 2016 on Indie Rock Cafe
"NYC's Castle
Black have a lot more going for them than just a great band name and clever EP titles; the trio seamlessly blend '80s punk with the heyday of grunge across powerful tunes that roar with a gritty melody." - New Noise Magazine
"Castle Black's weighty fuzz tones and rough life anecdotes define New York indie grit." -
Music Existence [Top 10 Alternative Rock Picks of 2017]
"Broken Bright Star is one of the half-dozen best songs of 2017, hands down." - NY
Music Daily
